Tongue-Tie & Palate Evaluation Procedures
Tongue-Tie & Palate Evaluation: Essential Cranial Procedures for the Chiropractic Practice
Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) and palatal distortions can have a profound impact on cranial development, airway function, latching, speech, posture, and neurological integration—especially in infants and young children.
In this targeted online course, you’ll learn how to accurately evaluate and address tongue-tie and palate imbalances using safe, gentle, and effective cranial techniques. You’ll gain insight into how oral and cranial restrictions affect the entire body—and how to support optimal outcomes through chiropractic care.
This training empowers chiropractors to play a critical role in identifying dysfunctions early, guiding parents through care options, and offering structural corrections that often reduce the need for more invasive procedures.
What You’ll Learn
- Detailed evaluation protocols for tongue, lip, and buccal ties
- Visual and manual assessment strategies for high, narrow, or distorted palates
- Step-by-step cranial techniques to support palate expansion and normalize oral function
- How to recognize compensatory patterns affecting the jaw, cranium, and spine
- Guidance for collaboration with other birth and oral health professionals
Resources Provided
- Video class modules
- Evaluation & technique presentations
- Practical demonstrations
- Calls to action (CTAs)
- Complete PDF workbooks
- Full transcriptions of video classes
- Email access to Dr. Rosen & Dr. Watson
Why Take This Course?
- Early identification and correction of tongue-tie and palate issues can prevent long-term problems with feeding, breathing, speech, and neurological development
- Chiropractors are uniquely positioned to identify structural dysfunctions that are often overlooked in traditional screenings
- Hands-on protocols you can implement immediately to support both infants and children in your practice
Who Is This Course For?
Chiropractors who want to:
- Elevate their pediatric care with advanced cranial and oral assessment tools
- Provide non-invasive support to families navigating tethered oral tissue diagnoses
- Integrate functional cranial corrections into a neurologically-based chiropractic practice
Tongue-tie and palate distortions don’t just affect the mouth—they influence the entire cranial and spinal system. This course gives you the tools to assess and address these patterns confidently, improving outcomes for your youngest patients and their families.
Course Contents
12 Modules | 12 CTAs
Class 1 – Cranial Anatomy and Landmarks
Class 2 – Cranial Bone Motion
Class 3 – The Dural Meningeal System and CSF
Class 4 – Anatomy and Movement of the Palate
Class 5 – Evaluation of the Palate
Class 6 – Dural Meningeal Evaluation of the Palate
Class 7 – Palate Distortions and Cranial Bone Relationships
Class 8 – Corrections for Palate Distortions
Class 9 – Sphenobasilar Mechanics and Evaluation
Class 10 – Palate Corrections and Fruit Jar Techniques
Class 11 – Tongue-Tie
Class 12 – Palate Contacts for Intra-Oral Corrections and the Sphenomaxillary Suture
Meet the Instructors
As early as first quarter in chiropractic school they were attracted to each other’s commitment to chiropractic and the pursuit of excellence. Their combined 80 years of personal and clinical and teaching experience, in delivering the chiropractic adjustment is unparalleled in the chiropractic profession. Their international outreach through teaching, writing and lecturing has been a driving force in their personal and professional careers since their first seminar taught together as students, in 1979.
Their years of experience have taught them what works and what does not work to create a successful practice and lifestyle. The more competent and comprehensive your expertise you will find that more patients will seek your services and your practice will grow exponentially.
Feedback From Our Students
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Stephanie Rittenour, DC
Comprehensive program in all aspects of caring for a patient of any age with TMJ dysfunction. Step by step guide on how to evaluate and treat patients Information on how to communicate with dental professionals to collaborate on care.
I feel more comfortable in the knowledge I must approach patients with TMJ issues and how to resolve their issues quicker.
I had a patient with chronic clicking in her jaw and I was able to alleviate some of the clicking and allow her to be able to function day to day without as much discomfort.
Of course I would recommend this course!! Everything Drs. Rosen and Watson put out for us to learn is a golden opportunity to improve your knowledge and skills
Great, as always!
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Raisa Cipriano, DC
My three takeaways:
1. I appreciate how digestible each video is. It makes a lot of information feel less daunting. 2. Great information about TMJ, cranials, and co-managing with dentists. 3. Learned new techniques to analyze and adjust the TMJ.Professionally, I learned techniques for the neck/TMJ I’m excited to implement to my patients this week. Personally, I feel like I gained so much knowledge regarding evaluating, assessing, and adjusting the TMJ and cranials.
Yes, I would recommend this course! If any of my colleagues are interested in learning more about the TMJ and cranials, I would definitely recommend this course because of how digestible it is.
I’m not sure if you offer courses in person, but I would appreciate having a hands-on component as I am a kinesthetic learner 🙂 However, I really appreciated this content!!
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Lilian Aliberti, DC
It’s impossible to have a more complete and knowledge-rich course like this one. Learning with you transforms the lives of many families. I’m addicted.
To better address cases not only of children, but also of adults who I believe I could not help or impact as much in their lives.
A 2-year-old girl had a lot of difficulty eating. She only ate soft foods, was very thin, and eating was incredibly stressful for her and her family. After just one adjustment, her mother sent me a photo of her eating twice immediately after the adjustment. She first asked for food as soon as she got home, relaxed so much that she fell asleep, and then woke up asking for more food again. Her mother texted me crying with joy.
I always recommend all of Martin’s courses because they are by far the best courses I’ve ever taken in my entire life. Taking his courses is investing in transforming lives. I thank God for his life
You guys are fantastic!
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